A very successful and somewhat surprising season came to an end last week for the Eastport South Manor softball team when it lost, 7-0, at Bay Shore on Thursday, May 24, in the quarterfinals of Suffolk County Class AA playoffs. The Lady Sharks won their first playoff game since 2010 when it defeated Smithtown East, 11-4, at home on May 22.
It was a hard-played game, during which eighth-grader Kailah Konkel broke her collar bone and dislocated her shoulder on one play.
Fourth-seeded East Islip upset top-seeded Bay Shore, 4-3, in the Class AA semifinals on Saturday and hosted second-seeded Longwood on Tuesday for the county title. Longwood defeated Connetquot, 10-6, on Saturday to advance.
ESM, the eighth-seed in the tournament, came into last week’s game at Bay Shore confident with a... more
It was a hard-played game, during which eighth-grader Kailah Konkel broke her collar bone and dislocated her shoulder on one play.
Fourth-seeded East Islip upset top-seeded Bay Shore, 4-3, in the Class AA semifinals on Saturday and hosted second-seeded Longwood on Tuesday for the county title. Longwood defeated Connetquot, 10-6, on Saturday to advance.
ESM, the eighth-seed in the tournament, came into last week’s game at Bay Shore confident with a... more


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